#B59A7C#B59A7C
#B59A7C is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.053 H 69.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59A7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 154, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 28%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 31%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 31.5%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.27, 5.49, 19.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.27, 20.24, 74.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.27% 0.0182 0.0494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.27% 0.053 69.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2503, 34.3915, 23.8990) |
| Luminance | 0.3439 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.15
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.25
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.67
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.59
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.19
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59A7C #7C97B5
analogous
#B57E7C #B59A7C #B4B57C
triadic
#B59A7C #7CB59A #9A7CB5
tetradic
#B59A7C #7CB57E #7C97B5 #B57CB4
square
#B59A7C #7CB57E #7C97B5 #B57CB4
split-complementary
#B59A7C #7CB4B5 #7E7CB5
monochromatic
#755D42 #9C7C58 #B59A7C #CBB8A3 #E1D6CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#B59A7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.88
#B59A7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59A7C
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59A7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59A7C | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49B7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA17D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9492
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59a7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 154, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.053 69.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb7a2',
500: '#b59a7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59a7c; $custom-light: #ccb7a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59a7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 154,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.579,
"s": 27.805,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70271,
"c": 0.05265,
"h": 69.8
},
"luminance": 0.3439
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59A7C
secondary
#BBC6D1
accent
#91C464
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#13110F
muted
#82807E